The largest Ancient Krugs in front of him lunged forward, blocking Natsu's path of attack.
Natsu's flame-wreathed headbutt struck, directly exploding the Ancient Krugs into scattered gravel, and he continued to charge towards Ezreal without losing momentum.
"Hold him."
Ezreal issued a command to the nearby Ancient Krugs through his consciousness, and four Krugs immediately leaped up to collide with Natsu.
It took four consecutive self-sacrificing collisions to finally stop Natsu's charge.
During the obstruction, two split Krugs were directly killed and returned to the canyon to await revival, while the other two Krugs' offspring were also knocked out of their split forms by the powerful impact.
They split again into four two-meter-tall split Krugs, surrounding Natsu, and the large Ancient Krugs that had been shattered by the headbutt had now completed the aggregation of its fragments, with four newly formed split Krugs also joining the encirclement.
"Dimensional · Magic Share! Light Array, Sunshine Arrow!"
"Dimension · Mana Amplification!"
Ezreal's left index and middle fingers came together, and a golden orb of light glowed at their tips.
As the light orb brightened, golden light illuminated the bodies of the eight split Krugs, and their size suddenly expanded, growing from two meters to four meters, almost indistinguishable from large Ancient Krugs.
The magic patterns of the Light Array also flashed across their massive rocky bodies, integrating within to increase their defense.
Golden orbs of light began to form in the mouths of the eight giant split Krugs, slowly stretching and extending into half-meter-long golden energy arrows.
Eight Sunshine Arrows shot out from the mouths of the split Krugs; there was no need to consider aiming, as the golden Sunshine Arrows automatically tracked their enemy, heading straight for Natsu.
"Trouble! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!"
Flames ignited on Natsu's fists, and although he was surrounded, he showed no fear. His flame-wreathed fists easily shattered the incoming Sunshine Arrows one by one.
If there were only eight split Krugs, Natsu wouldn't have taken it seriously. Even with wave after wave of Sunshine Arrow barrages, he could steadily handle them, his pair of flaming Iron Fists dancing like the wind, not a single Sunshine Arrow able to hit him.
However, Ezreal would occasionally find moments when Natsu was swinging his fists to block the Sunshine Arrows, launching Amaterasu at his back, forcing him to turn and respond, only to be hit by consecutive Sunshine Arrows himself.
And every time he wanted to cast Fire Dragon's Roar to try and reduce the number of split Krugs, he was repeatedly interrupted by Amaterasu.
The outcome between the two was already decided. Even though the Sunshine Arrows were of average power, they still had an explosive effect.
Every time they hit Natsu, although the high-temperature energy from the explosion would be absorbed by Natsu, the impact they delivered was very real.
Even if Natsu's body was tough enough, his internal organs definitely couldn't withstand the continuous impacts.
Ezreal was not in a hurry to win. He stood in a safe place, slowly wearing Natsu down using the Krugs and Sunshine Arrows.
His fighting style was both steady and irritating!
He wasn't using Amaterasu anymore; Natsu's condition was gradually deteriorating.
Even though he had absorbed a lot of heat from the Sunshine Arrows and converted it into magic, from his aura, he even seemed to be getting stronger the more he fought.
But his body had already taken dozens of Sunshine Arrow impacts, and his internal organs were likely already somewhat displaced and ruptured. If he continued to use Amaterasu, Natsu might be severely injured in the violent explosions.
"Natsu, surrender." Ezreal had stopped his casting, only letting the eight split Krugs constantly change positions and release Sunshine Arrows, always keeping Natsu surrounded.
"Not yet! I won't lose just like this!"
Without Ezreal's cunning timing and interference, with only the Krugs' attacks remaining, Natsu's pressure significantly decreased, giving him a slight chance to catch his breath.
Fierce flames erupted on his hands once more. At the cost of taking four Sunshine Arrows head-on, Natsu clapped his hands together, and two fireballs merged into one.
"Fire Dragon's Brilliant Flame!" Natsu spread his hands and raised them above his head, throwing out a crimson fireball the size of a small car.
The giant fireball instantly smashed three split Krugs, breaking the encirclement.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist"
"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack"
"Fire Dragon's Horn"
"Fire Dragon's Claw"
"Fire Dragon's Flame Elbow"
The moment the fireball and shattered rocks exploded and scattered, Natsu flew in, continuously changing his attacks with fists, legs, head, and elbows to take down the remaining five split Krugs.
"Natsu, no matter how tough your body is, after taking so many impacts, how much magic can you still muster now?" Ezreal looked at Natsu, who was now panting heavily after defeating the eight split Krugs, and asked with a smile.
"Don't underestimate me!" Natsu breathed heavily, his eyes exceptionally firm. The sweat on his body hadn't even condensed before being vaporized by the high-temperature magic emanating from him.
"Today, I've mastered a new ultimate move, EZ!" Flames burned and danced in Natsu's pupils, and as he spoke, tiny flames drifted from the corners of his mouth.
"Oh? That sounds truly exciting!" Ezreal responded with a smile, but didn't take it too seriously.
In these nearly two months, with his astonishing magical aptitude, he had completely mastered Amaterasu magic and Dimensional Summoning.
Although limited by his total mana, he couldn't cast magic like Amaterasu Hundred Styles, but in a one-on-one fight against Natsu and others who were two or three years younger than him, he had an absolute advantage.
From combat experience alone, he completely overwhelmed everyone!
A full fourteen years of experience, longer than some in the guild had been practicing magic, plus an average of at least five battles every day!
Can fourteen years of skill be stopped!
"Dragon Slayer Secret Art · Crimson Exploding Flame Blade!"
Natsu saw Ezreal's dismissiveness. He said nothing, stepping forward with his left foot, his legs bent in a bow stance.
"Boom!"
The ground cracked and scorched black. Crimson flames ignited around Natsu once more, rapidly swirling and accumulating around his body. The crimson flames resembled a furiously burning crimson lotus.
Natsu pushed off the ground, carrying the flames condensed into the shape of a crimson lotus, and spun his body, charging towards Ezreal.
"What a powerful move!"
Ezreal's eyes narrowed, and his expression finally became a little serious.
The yellow-haired young man, wearing goggles, extended his hands flat to his sides and, for the first time, chanted a summoning spell.
"ל ה י ל ח ם ב ש ב י ל י!"
Dozens of white, swirling Dimension Teleportation Gates appeared in the air behind him.
Two two-headed purple wolves, roughly the size of tigers, leaped out of the teleportation gates, appearing on Ezreal's left and right sides. Their four massive wolf heads showed menacing white fangs, and their emerald green pupils were cruel and violent.
Next to each of the two purple wolves were two smaller brown-gray wild wolves, crouching and baring their teeth.
Canyon · Shadow Wolf!
Twelve red-eyed, sharp-beaked monstrous birds, similar in size to eagles, flapped their wings and flew out of the teleportation gates, lining up and hovering above Ezreal's head.
Among them were two larger monstrous birds, whose heads and necks were covered in gray-blue feathers, while their bodies were adorned with fiery crimson feathers. Their red wings were spread, making them as large as hang gliders.
Canyon · Crimson Raptor!
After these monsters appeared, the teleportation gates slowly rotated and closed.
Golden light orbs glowed in Ezreal's hands, and magic surged around him, creating a gust of wind that made his golden hair fly.
"Dimensional · Magic Share!"
"Destructive Beam!"
The eighteen monsters from the canyon all opened their gaping mouths. The light-attributed elements in the air transformed into bright, granular golden light points, condensing into an orb of light in their mouths.
The light orb was highly concentrated and compressed. After a brief delay, 20 golden light pillars, as thick as thighs, were ejected.
The light pillars were incredibly fast, almost instantly colliding with Natsu, who was charging as a fiery crimson lotus.
Golden light and flames intertwined, bursting forth with dazzling brilliance.
Centered on the collision point, the air vibrated violently, and circular, ripple-like shockwaves spread outwards, followed by an even more surging golden light and crimson flames sweeping in all directions.
The immense energy impact stirred up fierce dust and gravel, and nearby trees were snapped in half by the shockwave.